Karina Leon
Editorial Assistant at Little, Brown and Company- Claim this Profile
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Little, Brown and Company
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Editorial Assistant
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Jan 2022 - Present
Liaise with authors and their literary agents, as well as internal departments within Little, Brown and Hachette, including design, publicity, marketing, production, and sales. Review book proposals and submissions from literary agents and writers. Draft descriptive copy for use by sales and marketing departments. Research book sales using internal and external databases. Liaise with authors and their literary agents, as well as internal departments within Little, Brown and Hachette, including design, publicity, marketing, production, and sales. Review book proposals and submissions from literary agents and writers. Draft descriptive copy for use by sales and marketing departments. Research book sales using internal and external databases.
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Joyland Magazine
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Greater New York City Area
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Associate Editor
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2018 - 2022
Made submission decisions based on quality, storylines, and company guidelines. Submitted paperwork to authors, maintained the Submittable account and filtered submitted works based on genre, length, and topic. Utilized CMS to upload edited stories for Joyland Magazine. Administered social media accounts to increase engagement and leveraged email/Google sheets to schedule assignments with editors. Made submission decisions based on quality, storylines, and company guidelines. Submitted paperwork to authors, maintained the Submittable account and filtered submitted works based on genre, length, and topic. Utilized CMS to upload edited stories for Joyland Magazine. Administered social media accounts to increase engagement and leveraged email/Google sheets to schedule assignments with editors.
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Concise from Encore
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United Kingdom
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Event Production Assistant
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Nov 2020 - Dec 2021
Tracked production process in collaboration with clients and event coordinators. Recorded client needs during production meetings. Manged CMS for online applications, ensuring app functionality and client usability. Reviewed and cleared final cuts of event recordings. Managed multiple internal databases. Tracked production process in collaboration with clients and event coordinators. Recorded client needs during production meetings. Manged CMS for online applications, ensuring app functionality and client usability. Reviewed and cleared final cuts of event recordings. Managed multiple internal databases.
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Core Staffing
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mass Merchandise Temp
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2020 - 2020
Served as Mass Merchandise Temp at Penguin Random House. Designed and created presentations for sales meetings to support sales staff. Developed upcoming title mock-ups for ReaderLink offices and updated ReaderLink CMS with title information and comparison title information. Researched and curated detailed lists of titles to be sold at leading retailers, such as Sam’s Club and TJ Maxx. Streamlined materials production, such as presentations, mock-up books, and Title Information Sheets. Facilitated communication between Penguin and Readerlink to discuss release dates, pricing, and comp titles of books. Show less
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Editor
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2018 - 2019
Liaised between site employees and editorial team to facilitate open communications. Executed copyediting for short non-fiction stories and poems. Coordinated and managed literacy review workshops across the university and curated writing prompts to promote creativity. Strengthened relationships with educators to ensure high submission volumes; utilized engagement and communications to build trusting relationships. Liaised between site employees and editorial team to facilitate open communications. Executed copyediting for short non-fiction stories and poems. Coordinated and managed literacy review workshops across the university and curated writing prompts to promote creativity. Strengthened relationships with educators to ensure high submission volumes; utilized engagement and communications to build trusting relationships.
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Brooklyn Preparatory High School
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Brooklyn, New York
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Writing Tutor
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2018 - 2018
Mentored and guided young writers in writing topics and methods. Crafted new study sheets weekly to showcase elements of an analytical essay. Delivered comprehensive writing workshops throughout the semester to teach various writing topics. Mentored and guided young writers in writing topics and methods. Crafted new study sheets weekly to showcase elements of an analytical essay. Delivered comprehensive writing workshops throughout the semester to teach various writing topics.
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TCWGlobal (formerly TargetCW)
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Travel and Expenses Specialist at Penumbra Inc.
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Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
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Staffly, Inc.
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales Associate
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Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
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ModCloth
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United States
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Retail
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100 - 200 Employee
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Clerical Assistant
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May 2013 - Aug 2013
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Education
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New York University
Bachelor's degree, Individualized Major: Fiction, Narrative, and Marginalized American Experiences and Identities -
Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School